Dr. Scott Renneckar investigates the molecular structure and reactions of wood to transform trees and recycled fiber into novel materials that will serve as a platform for the bioeconomy.Critical to this transformation is the application of fundamental polymer science principles to the characterization, processing, and performance of the biopolymers and biobased composites.His research group’s goal is to apply novel processing methods to create petroleum free composites for the next generation of advanced renewable materials from Canadian forests and fields.

Research Areas

Advanced renewable materials

Biopolymer structure characterization

Clean fractionation of biomass

Electrospinning Fibers

Nanocellulose

Self-assembly of biopolymers

Projects

Lignin

Identification of structural aspects of lignin and hemicelluloses for fiber spinning and bioplastics